Sri Lanka’s navy stands accused of grave human rights violations during the armed conflict, and ongoing torture after the end of the armed conflict with …
May 092018
May 022018
Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Kelsey Adams | 180501-N-RM689-0036 TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka (May 1, 2018) Capt. … During this exchange, dentists and orthodontists assigned to the Mercy for PP18 and the Sri Lankan Navy conducted lectures about dental f…
Apr 282018
The demand for dollars was not to feed imports but based on an exit by foreigners from stock and debt portfolios owing to political uncertainties in Sri Lanka and expected US Fed rate cuts this year. The rupee hit an all-time high of Rs. 158.50 on Wedn…
Apr 262018
The United States (US) has issued a security alert for Sri Lanka over May Day rallies set to be staged in the country. The security alert notes that between 1-7 May, the U.S. Embassy in Colombo expects various groups and political parties will hold par…
Apr 262018
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka may borrow more than one billion US dollars from a syndicated loan after a better than expected response from investment banks, Central Bank Governor Indrajit Coomaraswamy said. He said bids from investment managers for the loan…
Apr 222018
Torture remained endemic throughout Sri Lanka in 2017, the US has said, highlighting limited progress made by the government in establishing additional transitional justice mechanisms. The US State Department, in a report, mentioned arbitrary or unlawf…
Apr 212018
The US Congress approved Foreign Appropriation Bill has allocated US$ 35 million for Sri Lanka for FY 2018 “for economic development and democracy programmes, particularly in areas recovering from ethnic and religious conflict”. The Bill also details e…
Apr 212018
Apr 21, Washington, DC: The US State Department’s human rights report for 2017 said Sri Lanka’s military and police harassed civilians with impunity although civilian authorities generally maintained control over the security forces. The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and …
Apr 202018
The annual US human rights report noted that the Sri Lankan Government has made limited progress toward establishing additional transitional justice mechanisms. The Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2017 made public by Acting US Secretary o…
Apr 162018
The $1.3 trillion omnibus bill approved by the US Congress and signed off by President Donald Trump last month includes conditions on the funding available to Sri Lanka for the rest of the financial year 2018, including on establishing a justice mechan…